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Claudette Colbert (I) (1903–1996)
One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to play to ...
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Died:(age 92) in Speightstown, Barbados |
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Actress (79 credits)
Actress (79 credits)
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
(TV Mini-Series)
Alice Grenville
Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
1957-1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
- So Young the Savage Land
(1960)
... Beth Brayden
- Blood in the Dust
(1957)
... Lucy Bradford
1958
Colgate Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Harper
Elizabeth Harper
- Welcome to Washington
(1958)
... Elizabeth Harper
1958
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Edith Miller
Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 2
(1958)
... Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 1
(1958)
... Edith Miller
1957
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Novel Appeal
(1957)
... Mary Roberts Rinehart
1955
Climax!
(TV Series)
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
- The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia
(1955)
... Sister Cecilia
- Private Worlds
(1955)
... Dr. Jane Everest
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
- While We're Young
(1955)
... Elizabeth Hopkins
- Magic Formula
(1955)
... Lorna Gilbert
1954-1955
The Best of Broadway
(TV Series)
Actress / Julie Cavendish
Actress / Julie Cavendish
- The Guardsman
(1955)
... Actress
- The Royal Family
(1954)
... Julie Cavendish
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Soundtrack (7 credits)
Soundtrack (7 credits)
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Self (26 credits)
Self (26 credits)
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Archive footage (42 credits)
Archive footage (42 credits)
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5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy--the mother. See more »Trivia:
Most shots of her in her films were of her left profile. She considered her left side to be her best and only rarely allowed full face or right profile shots; an injury to her nose had created a bump on the right. Once an entire set had to be rebuilt so she would not have to show her right side, resulting in some cameramen calling the right side of her face "the dark side of the moon". See more »Trademark:
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